Chapter 23

"Chen Hang, whale shark."
The shark they had been searching for finally swam toward where the two of them were. Luo Zhuowei looked up and gently called Chen Hang's name, unconsciously pulling his arm, signaling him to look.
Chen Hang also noticed that slowly approaching huge shadow. He reflexively lowered his head to look at Luo Zhuowei. His eyes looked bright under the reflected light from the tank glass. He said cheerfully like a puppy, lowering his eyes: "Ah, the whale shark is coming."
Too close.
Four eyes met. The moment their gazes collided, both Chen Hang and Luo Zhuowei were stunned.
The whale shark slowly swam past the two of them, causing the school of sardines to scatter and regroup with a whoosh. But now, no one was paying attention to that huge shark they had been searching for half the day.
Chen Hang was somewhat at a loss. Looking at Luo Zhuowei's extremely close face, all the dating knowledge he had crammed into his brain couldn't be recalled in this situation. Just being looked at by those amber-like eyes made him feel nervous.
She seemed to have forgotten to let go. Her beautiful fingers weren't using much force as they rested on his arm, but that feeling of being touched was indescribable. Even through a layer of clothing fabric, it made one not know what to do.
He racked his brains desperately thinking about what Lin Haoyuan would say in this situation, despairingly realizing that his friend since childhood had always been the type to act fast. In this situation, he would probably directly take advantage of the atmosphere and kiss the girl...
Chen Hang heard himself speak somewhat haltingly: "Luo Zhuowei, d-did you see it just now?"
"I didn't notice. It's swum over there now."
Luo Zhuowei smiled and naturally released the fingers gripping Chen Hang's sleeve, but didn't completely let go. Instead, she slid slightly downward. Her pale, soft fingers gently grasped his fingertips.
She looked at him: "Can we go over there to see?"
Feeling the hooked fingers stiffen slightly, Luo Zhuowei was very patient. She quietly waited, waiting for Chen Hang's gaze to return from their interlocked fingers to her face.
"Yeah, let's go."
Just as Luo Zhuowei thought Chen Hang's whole face would burn up, Chen Hang first grasped her hand back. His warm, dry palm pressed against hers, pulling her toward where the whale shark had swum.
He was holding it so tightly. Luo Zhuowei couldn't help but smile, following beside Chen Hang, watching his profile that seemed a bit afraid to look at her: "Are you blushing?"
"N-no... you're seeing things."
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Author's note:
From the end of last year until now has been truly terrible. I've been jumping back and forth between preparing for exams and working on my portfolio, really didn't have time to squeeze out moments to write leisurely works. I'm really sorry, and I'm very sorry for making everyone wait so long.
The period when I tried to write technically strong commercial works was also very painful, because I discovered that writing back to these free-spirited things was really too difficult. The difficulty in updating has also been something I'm very sorry about. In short, I once again express my apologies and gratitude to readers who have waited until now. Although I can't say I'll update very quickly in the future, I will continue writing slowly until completion. I haven't been able to reply to comments in time, but I've read every one treasuredly. Thank you to all of you who have liked this very immature work "Goddess" ^^